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The Power
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The Power |
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Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
I have the power within my grasp To cause hardened men to weep I have the power with just one word To put a wakeful child to sleep With that power you can learn To treat each other with honesty To speak to one another With candor and sincerity Life and love and death and birth Are foreshadowed with this pen To tell a tale of war’s great woes As a lesson to angry young men Listen carefully to the plea I send Heed now, the wisdom I impart A lesson, my friends on war you see It won’t have to end if it does not start. Take time to listen to your fellow man With your heart not just your ears And you will live in peaceful times Knowing nothing of hatred’s fears But the power is only transient And fades with the turn of a page Its name is reminiscent of An older, gentler age I am Poet, writer of verse Troubadour of each life’s quest I live upon this earthly plain Seeking solutions for each test I ask not for your words of praise Nor need your affirmation I only seek to share the power Of a poet’s contemplation. |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
PdV, you may not want praise, but with this piece you are certainly going to get it! This is absolutely marvelous! Absolutely marvelous!  ------------------ Denise |
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DreamEvil Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 2396 |
Lady deVine, this is truly a wondrous piece with an excellent message. ------------------ Now and forever, my heart hears ~one voice~. DreamEvil© |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Poet deVine, Good message, good poem, well done. |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
A post from one of my favorite poets. As if I needed to be reminded why she is one of my favorites. Enjoyed. |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Talk about coming back in great style. Excellent, deVine one. I'm not sure about that line of causing weeping men to harden but the, huh, whassat?, oh........um, disregard. Powerful poem, Sharon. |
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Sally S. Senior Member
since 1999-06-07
Posts 847Ohio |
Welcome back, Ms deVine! You've been busy! This is a great piece of work. |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
It seems that your muse has returned, stronger than ever! I am happy for you almost as much as I am for me, in that I get to read it!  |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Powerful poem, PDV... wise words and very well done! |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
Very well done Ms. deVine.....and I don't think even you could make Balldeer's "weeping" thinggie harden...... |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Well, I certainly can't impart any wiser words than Toerag just did - or that devinely wise poet who gave you the "inspiration" to write this so late at night... so how about a simple AWESOME!! |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Thank you all for your kind words. I've been in a slump for a few weeks and this is one of my first attempts to regain my muse! There are several poems brewing in my mind (and if you know me you would be frightened of that! ) |
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Watcher666 Senior Member
since 1999-10-13
Posts 1606 |
Absolutely fabulous! ------------------ Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
REPOST! |
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